The city's annual Ani-Com and Games fair sees thousands queue to try out the latest consoles or buy up comic book collectibles, often dressed up as their favourite characters. But for those who had spent too long alone in their rooms, a new VR smartphone app offered some romantic solace. They slot their phones into a plastic headset and are then immersed on a date, during which they can choose options for activities. The app is free, while the plastic headset and magazine introducing the women to date cost HK$48 ($6). Die-hard comic fans posed with life-size ultra-realistic models of Wonder Woman, Thor and the Hulk at the stall for Hot Toys, a local firm famous for its figurines.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 28, 2017 10:41 UTC